Quote of the Day
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 1st, 2011 4:39 am by HL
Quote of the Day
“I enjoy flowers like everybody else.”
— Herman Cain, in an interview on Fox News, on whether he has a “roaming eye.”
Lucky Romney
Jon Stewart looks at sexual harassment accusations against Herman Cain and Rick Perry’s loopy speech in New Hampshire and concludes, “Mitt Romney is the luckiest Motherfudger on Earth.”
Most Texans Don’t Credit Perry for Economic Growth
The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll finds that an overwhelming number of Texans attribute the state’s economic success to “long-standing policies and natural resources,” at 65%, while just 21% believe it was a result of Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) leadership.
“The poll results appear to show Texas voters don’t buy Perry’s claim that his policies are responsible for the state’s economy and that he can do the same for the country. The findings, however, buttress his claim that protecting those state policies against efforts to raise taxes and increase regulation helped the state weather the recession.”
Supercommittee Members Navigate Political Pressures
As the supercommittee approaches its November 23 deadline, by which time it must approve a plan that cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion to avoid across-the-board cuts, The Hill notes the political pressures on the supercommittee’s 12 members.
“The panel’s members are confronting risk on all sides. For Senate freshmen like Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and ambitious House Democrats like Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Xavier Becerra (Calif.), signing onto any agreement could alienate segments of their party’s base and threaten their advancement in leadership… Some political analysts note, however, that the members of the supercommittee are insulated by their solid standing both within their party caucuses and in their home districts and states, which may have contributed to their selection in the first place.”
